Parametric equalizers pedals

This is a parametric EQ for guitar. It comes in pedal form and can be used between an acoustic guitar and a PA or amp. Since it's a rather flexible pedal it can be used on a lot of instruments, like electric violins and electric guitars as well as any other instrument that can be plugged in and requires some EQ adjustment. Since it's a pre-amp EQ it can also boost quite well. It is an analog pedal so it can't really be edited through a Mac or PC and it is not rackable as it is a pedal, though it does work effectively the same as some rack Parametric EQs would. UTILIZATION Using this pedal is pretty easy for more advanced sound technicians or musicians who know exactly how to work one. For younger or less experienced players, however, it might be kind of tough to grasp. Basically, the top four knobs control the overall effect level, the bass, midrange, and treble. There is a possibility of boost up to 15db. The bottom three knobs control the frequency curves for the gain knobs for bass, middle, and treble respective to their position. This will adjust the width of the frequency curve so that you can boost more or less of the surrounding frequencies. It can allow to give an overall boost of all the high end, or just in the small spot where you need it, depending on your preference. Thus it's a little more versatile than the higher end EQs. SOUND QUALITY This is one of the most transparent EQ/Boosters I've ever used. That's probably why it isn't advertised as a boost, as none of those pedals ever end up being that transparent. Anyway, it's a great pedal to use with acoustic guitar, as those can be really tricky in live scenarios. The pickups in them tend to pick up a lot of low end rumble and high end harshness, which aren't what we typically associate with the sound of acoustic guitars. This EQ is great for rolling those annoying frequencies off, and bringing up the good ones to bring out the warm sound of a real acoustic. This can be done similarly for an electric violin or other amplified acoustic instrument. I don't really have as much need for this on my electric guitar, but I still do use it sometimes just to make everything a little more perfect. It's transparent so it doesn't really affect anything negatively. OVERALL OPINION I like how flexible and useful this pedal is. It can really make an otherwise amateurish player sound great, just by virtue of cleaning up the tone. It's a little pricey but it could easily be worth it to make that acoustic guitar sound better. I'd avoid it for electric guitars as it's just too much money, but for people who find that big frequencies muddy up their tone and limit their expressiveness on the instrument, this EQ can really help you out.

This is a parametric equalizer for guitars. It is in pedal form, which is an interesting way to replicate the studio rack parametric EQs. This pedal is not rackable, however. It is unable to be controlled or edited via MIDI or computers. It is an analog pedal. It has three knobs, Gain, Frequency, and Bandwidth. The frequency knob moves the range of frequencies enhanced across the frequency spectrum, the bandwidth knob reflects the amount of frequencies affected, and the gain knob enhances the volume of the selected frequencies. UTILIZATION Using this pedal is not very difficult, however each specific combination of guitar, amp, room, and player requires specific adjustment. Unlike the vast majority of pedals, the end result of this can vary pretty drastically. It is capable of proving a louder high end than a warm hollow body is capable of giving, or beefing up an overly bright stratocaster, and almost anything in between. Finding the settings to accomplish what you are looking for is a matter of understanding what each frequency range sounds like and knowing what sound you are looking for, and even after that, it requires a bit of effort. For this reason, the utilization is scored rather low. SOUND QUALITY I think that this thing does it's job pretty well. It performs about the same in a number of different environments, I didn't notice it reacting much differently between guitars and amps. I think that one of the best uses this thing has is noise reduction, however, it's not exactly the most effective noise reducer. The real selling point of this device is the ability to correct certain flaws or weaknesses with amp/guitar combinations. For instance, I have a Stratocaster that is insanely bright. When the brightness is highlighted, there is almost no low end. I tried to compensate for this using this box, and sure enough, I got a ton of low end with it. It wasn't exactly the most ideal sound, but it did go a long way towards beefing up my sound. I've heard people use this for the opposite problem, too. Some guitars are too dark and need a bit more high end. I've noticed that I wasn't as happy with the mid-boost as I was with the low and high end boosts, but I don't know if that was particular to the amp and guitar I was using or not. OVERALL OPINION This pedal is good at putting a band-aid on certain flaws that can arise with instruments. Anybody who thinks that they have a great tone that is just missing a little bit of push in one frequency spectrum would do well to check this out. It's not exactly the most expensively listed pedal, but it is no longer being manufactured, so it's probably quite rare. It might be worth picking up if you see one, even if you don't like it you could probably sell it again for more money!